Wednesday, 19 June 2013

Do you know your child's learning style? - Lawrence High School

Every child has a different way of learning. Hence a typical and one-method-for-all rigid environment will not work for all kids. How to recognize your child’s method of learning, then?

It’s simple. If your child loves to look at visuals and can remember the words by the way they look, then he is a visual learner. If the kid remembers concepts that are introduced by way of a song or rhyme, he is an auditory learner. And, if he is the kind who loves to move about and explore things by touching and experimenting, his style is kinesthetic.

While introducing a word, if the letters in the words are spelt out aloud, an auditory learner will grasp it faster. He is someone who learns words phonetically. Audio videos, music, etc work as best teaching aids.

However, a visual learner needs to see the word on the paper or board to be able to picture it. Hence, the word also needs to be written on the blackboard for such learners; flash cards, pictures, and text books work well for these kinds.

For children who learn through their hands, words need to be introduced by way of alphabet blocks, so that they can manipulate the letters to form a word. Crossword puzzles are best suited for older kids with kinesthetic learning styles.

For children who learn through their hands, words need to be introduced by way of alphabet blocks, so that they can manipulate the letters to form a word. Crossword puzzles are best suited for older kids with kinesthetic learning styles.

 A classroom that uses a mix of various styles to suit the varied group will achieve a higher learning curve than a place which concentrates only on one style of imparting knowledge.


Lawrence High School, located at HSR layout, Bangalore, focuses on educating children with traditional values to adapt and excel in the world. To know more about Lawrence school, please visit the website http://lawrenceschool.in/ and join us at our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/pages/Lawrence-School/ 

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